Gravesend Town Pier, Kent, UK
The Gravesend Town Pier is located in Gravesend, Kent. It was designed by William Tierney Clark and built in 1834 in Quay, England. Over 3 million passengers we…
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Deal Pier, Kent, UK
The current pier is the third to be built at Deal. The first pier at Deal was built in 1838 to the design of J.Rennie. Planned at 445 feet, just 250 feet was co…
Fleetwood Pier, Lancashire, UK
Fleetwood Pier, also known as the Victoria Pier, was a pleasure pier located in the English town of Fleetwood, Lancashire. At 492 feet (150 m) in length, it was…
Cromer Pier, Norfolk, UK
Cromer Pier is a Grade II listed seaside pier in the civil parish of Cromer on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk, 40 kilometres (25 mi) due north…
Ha'penny Pier, Harwich, UK
The name of this pier originates from the ½d (half an old penny) toll charged. Construction of the pier began in 1852 and it was first opened in July 1853. It w…
Morecambe West End Pier, Lancashire, UK
Work began in 1893, with J. Harker as engineer. It opened in 1896, to a length of 1800 foot and was extended in 1898. It was breached in two places by a storm i…